{"product_id":"village-vineyards-ironhorse-chardonnay-2022","title":"Village Vineyards Ironhorse Chardonnay 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #fe0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4.5 STARS | Yvonne Lorkin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eVillage Vineyards are the new hot players on the Havelock wine scene. Dai \u0026amp; Jenny Evans started out as orchardists, producing world class fruit that filled Kiwi luncboxes and market shelves for years until the family decided to move into grapegrowing. After years in France honing his skills, son Rhys has taken the helm as winemaker and champions the\u003cem\u003e 'soft hand' \u003c\/em\u003eapproach to winemaking, crafting exquisite low intervention wines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eTractors may come and go over the years, but not Ironhorse. Dai and his faithful old Massey Ferguson have been a constant for years. When the orchard was sold, he couldn't bear the thought of her rusting away in a back paddock, so she made the move to her new home on the vineyard. This artwork on the label by Lisa Nicole captures Dai and Ironhorse getting the job done during their very first chardonnay harvest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis minimal intervention 2022 chardonnay is both beatifully light and citrus driven, and yet offers rich textures and toastiness from its time spent in barrel. There's a slight reductive characteristic balanced beautifully by nuances of oyster shell and pear\/dried apricots. Though drinking beautifully now, this chardonnay will cellar happily for up to ten years. De-lish. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Advintage Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43376637608025,"sku":"6741","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/7602\/5177\/files\/6741.jpg?v=1781775476","url":"https:\/\/advintage.co.nz\/products\/village-vineyards-ironhorse-chardonnay-2022","provider":"Advintage Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}